Forum Display Enhancements - Thread Description

Thread Description
Developers: derekivey
Version: 1.0.0
vBulletin Version: 3.5.4
File Edits: 0
Template Edits: 6
New Phrases: 1
Uses Plugins: Yes
Difficulty: Easy

Description: This hack adds the ability for users to add a description for their thread.

*** I Strongly Recommend That You Backup Before Installing/Upgrading This Hack! ***

Planned features for a later release:

• Add AJAX Description Edit [ Flagged for a later release ]
• Show Thread Description In Archive [ Flagged for a later release ]
• Whatever is suggested.

Features Added To 1.0.0

• Changed Install and Uninstall Code
• Show Thread Description In showthread
• Show Thread Description In Search Results
• Add Field To Edit Post For First Post
• Add htmlspecialchars_uni to description updates to prevent HTML

I have added screen shots of this hack in action below.

Please click If you installed this hack.

If you would like to make a donation, you may send it to me through PayPal.


Thanks!

[shadowevil]

Nice hack ... great work ><

[rmxs]

Nice hack and work GREATE....

Suggestion...Ajax EDIT ON description LIKE TITLES EDIT

[projectego]

Awesome hack! Thanks very much for sharing.

[derekivey]

Originally Posted by Cybernetec

It works fine in the editpost.

-It doesn't show description in search results.
-It would be great if you can make that thread starter is shown in separate column in forumdisplay. With description title/starter field is much heighter.

Nice work.

I'll see if I can add it to the search as well but not making any guarantees because I have never worked with vB's search engine before so I'm not exactly sure how I would add it. I will take a look tonight to see if I can figure it out. Also for the thread author in a new column, you can do that in the templates manager if you want to, but I don't feel that it needs to be done for this because the max limit for the descriptions is 100 characters so it should only be one extra line per threadbit.

Originally Posted by rmxs

Nice hack and work GREATE....

Suggestion...Ajax EDIT ON description LIKE TITLES EDIT

I like that. I'll try adding it also.

[Snake]

Thanks for your release but how about a screenshot?

[akanevsky]

There's a screenshot inside the archive, although yeah - screens should be attached separately.

[utw-Mephisto]

I am not using it, but there you go :

[akanevsky]

I have installed and checked this hack, works perfectly.

Except for your install/uninstall code, which should be replaced by this:

PHP Code:

$db->hide_errors();
$db->query_write("ALTER TABLE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread` ADD `description` VARCHAR( 100 ) NOT NULL");
$db->show_errors(); 


PHP Code:

$db->hide_errors();
$db->query_write("ALTER TABLE `" . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread` DROP `description`");
$db->show_errors(); 


Note:
1. No semicolon at the end of query. That sometimes causes errors.
2. query replaced with query_write
3. No reason to create an array for only one query.
4. hide_errors and show_errors to avoid unnecessary error display.

After that, "Beta Stage" marker can be safely removed!

Couple of suggestions:

1. Show threaddescription is showthread and archive.
2. Show threaddescription in search results, for both thread mode and post mode.
3. Add ajax description edit in threadbit.
4. Add the field to editpost when editing first post in advanced mode.
5. "description of" is a grammatical error in the context. Should be "description for".

Cheers!

[Allan]

Screens please ^^

[akanevsky]

There are screens in the post above mine.